Phone scammers defraud financial expert saying Gülenists have her personal info
Aysun Mercan, an administrative board member of a Japanese bank in Turkey, is the latest victim of Turkish phone scammers, who defrauded her by...
Turkish government closes four foreign humanitarian organizations in Turkey
Turkish government has ended the activities of four foreign humanitarian organizations operating in Turkey, American Mercy Corps, the Italian-based Coordination of the Organizations for...
EU cuts financial aid to Turkey, Ankara tries to downplay it
European Union (EU) has decided to cut financial aid to Turkey by 105 million Euros for its provisional budget for 2018 over its deterioration of...
Veteran Turkish journalist Alpay’s house subject to random searches even at midnight
The house belonging to veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, who was released pending trial on March 17, 2017 after spending 20 months in jail, has...
Turkish government arrests 14 lawyers on alleged terror charges
A total of 14 lawyers, who defending the jailed hunger striking educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, have been arrested on charges of alleged...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people, including police officers, across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Veteran actor says Bahçeli may be held hostage by alleged sex tape
As many wonder why opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has lent support to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his efforts to...
Detained DEVA founder interrogated about articles, phone calls with foreign journalists
Police questioned Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), about columns he authored and phone calls with with...
396 women launch petition campaign for release of jailed professor Gözaydın
A total of 396 women have launched a petition campaign demanding the release of prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın, who has been...
Thirty-year-old mother detained by Turkish police during her husband’s funeral
Thirty-year-old Esra Çelik was detained by Turkish police on Sunday as she was attending in the funeral of her husband Mehmet Çelik (30), who...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...